Chapter 371: A Game of Landlord That Sparked a Great Battle

Pair of threes.

Pair of sevens.

Pair of twos!

Is there even such a way to play? You just paired sevens and now you're pairing twos!

Hey!

My cards are good, so I play how I want—dare you bite me? Hehehe~

I'm fucking… (furious)… pass!

At night, Zhang Zhang Jie from Water Margin entered the shared space as usual, only to find several other Zhang Jies playing Landlord.

Huh? We're all the same person—why are my cards so terrible? This makes no sense!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge stared at his hand, where the highest card was a King, and his composure shattered.

With these damn cards, how the hell am I supposed to keep playing?

I might as well just give up!

Hey, if you're bad at the game, don't blame the table.

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger proudly displayed his hand to Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge: a pair of twos, a pair of ones, and both jokers.

Fuck, I can't take this anymore.

Humiliated, Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge's rage surged from his heart, his courage hardening in his core,

He instantly turned his manifested playing cards to ash and leapt forward,

Unleashing boundless true qi, infinite light and heat erupted around him,

As if he had become a true sun descending upon Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger:

Nine Yang Divine Art: Solar Circuit of Heaven!

Do you think I'm afraid of you?

Northern Dark Divine Art: Northern Abyss of Oblivion!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger raised an eyebrow—even if Laozi of the Free and Easy Wanderer himself were reborn, he'd be stunned,

Uttering "impossible" as the Northern Dark Divine Art activated, a vortex capable of swallowing light appeared around him,

Absorbing every ounce of light and heat from Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge's Nine Yang Divine Art.

Hah! How's that? Can you do anything to me?

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger, having blocked Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge's killing move, was smugly triumphant.

Hmph! Blocking one of my moves means nothing?

If you can block the next few too, then you're truly impressive!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge smirked mysteriously and shouted: "All of you, still holding back?

Are you just going to watch this bastard ride over us and lord it over us?"

Ninefold Thunder Blade: Thunder in the Space Between!

Eighteen Dragon-Palms: Dragon Soaring Through Heaven!

A thunder blade, slicing through air with the roar of wind and lightning, appeared silently behind Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger.

A palm imprint wrapped in a full-bodied divine dragon, with scales and horns intact, descended upon him like a mountain collapsing.

You bastards have no honor—three against one!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger protested indignantly.

We're all Zhang Zhang Jie—our base stats and six attributes are identical,

Even if our personal experiences have led to differences in combat will,

That still doesn't justify you taking on three of us alone.

Right now, he just wanted to quote Lady Niu from The Empresses in the Palace and cry out:

"This is beyond me!"

Hah! Who told you to mock us so mercilessly just because your luck was good?

Zhang Zhang Jie from Consumption sneered, gripping his Blood Shadow Battle Blade, and increased his slashing speed by another third.

Zhang Zhang Jie from Pirates said nothing, but his palm imprint—already larger than a real fan—grew even bigger.

Hmph!

You think you can gang up on me, Zhang Zhang Jie? Even if I die, I won't let you live easily!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger snorted coldly, his expression turning solemn:

Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Technique!

In that instant, his aura surged, skyrocketed, exploded—

The already massive Northern Abyss vortex instantly doubled in size, with the power to swallow the heavens and block out the sun!

Fuck, Dragon Tiger, are you serious?

Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge was stunned by Dragon Tiger's ferocity.

This was just casual sparring—changed from banter to qi combat, to martial arts—

Why use a demonic technique like the Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Technique, which kills eight hundred of your enemies but damages yourself a thousandfold?

If daily cultivation is like building a production line to expand output,

Then the internal energy used in combat is the product manufactured on that line.

Even if you fight a legendary foe for three hundred rounds, exhaust your power, stumble when walking,

And risk being captured by Lord Niu's Ultimate Gravity the moment you leave your bed, as long as the production line remains intact,

You can recover your power quickly after battle with rest and nourishment.

But techniques like the Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Technique are like dragging the entire production line out to beat people with,

Trading future potential—even lifespan—for temporary power surges, pure self-harm.

Zhang Zhang Jie from Consumption and Zhang Zhang Jie from Pirates immediately pulled back.

They'd never fought to the death in the shared space,

If you died here, you'd be truly dead—wouldn't they just cry themselves to death?

Although the shared space's divine effect meant all of them were Zhang Zhang Jie,

Even if one Zhang Zhang Jie died here, it wasn't truly death,

Since other Zhang Jies, identical in essence, would continue living,

And later, once they found techniques like clones or incarnations, resurrection would be a snap.

But according to the Zhang Jies' deductions, this would very likely cause the loss of their current world coordinates.

For example, if Zhang Zhang Jie from Consumption died instantly, unless the Zhang Jies one day grew powerful enough to roam freely across countless worlds,

And independently searched the boundless multiverse for the Consumption World's unknown location,

They'd never again have the chance to descend into the Consumption World.

Each Zhang Zhang Jie currently had their own ties in their respective worlds,

And didn't want to be permanently separated from each other over such a ridiculous reason.

Hehe, I knew you wouldn't dare.

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger chuckled, retracting the aura generated by the Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Technique.

Seeing his flushed, unwaveringly healthy face, hearing his strong, unwavering voice,

The other Zhang Jies knew at once they'd been fooled by Dragon Tiger's superb acting.

How dare you mock Zhang Zhang Jie? You've already earned your death!

The other Zhang Jies, "furious and humiliated," rushed forward and unleashed a barrage of wild punches on Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger.

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger wasn't fazed, shouting: "At the peak of immortals, ruling the world—I am Zhang Zhang Jie, and I am heaven!

Even if I must catch the Eighteen Dragon Palms with one hand and crush the Nine Yang Divine Art with one foot, I, Zhang Zhang Jie, remain invincible!"

Boom! Boom!

The four supreme beings battled to the edge of the shared space, even the Dao itself worn away. jpg.

Ouch!

You guys have gone too far—we're all Zhang Zhang Jie, why hit so hard?

Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger rubbed his eye sockets, nearly indistinguishable from a panda's,

The bone-deep pain made him gasp sharply.

Yet even so, he couldn't resist his duty: stubbornly continuing to complain.

Ouch! Who told you to be so arrogant?

No one's allowed to be this arrogant in the shared space!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Heaven's Edge, also clutching panda eyes, gave his justification.

Yes, Heaven's Edge is right!

You're so arrogant, you totally deserve a beating.

You can provoke dragons and tigers, but never provoke us Zhang Jies—we'll endure shit and piss before we tolerate you today!

Zhang Zhang Jie from Consumption, still sporting panda eyes, nodded fiercely.

As for why the perpetrators looked exactly like the victim, Zhang Zhang Jie from Dragon Tiger?

Hmm… the shared space doesn't just share memories, cultivation, and abilities—

Even injuries, clearly negative buffs, are shared.

This is exactly like when parents as children beat their kids with Seven Wolves and said,

"I'm hitting you, but it hurts me more."

"Heh, like I'm not Zhang Zhang Jie."

Tianlong Zhang Zhang Jie sneered, dismissing the remarks of the other Zhang Jies.

Little Zhuge Cunfu's face: I thought you'd have something profound to say, but all I got was whimpering barking!